Collar-ironing machine.



W. J. QUINN.

COLLAR IHONING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. Ia, 1.911.

Patented J ulyv 20, 1915.

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COLLAR IRONING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I6, I9II.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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A T Ton/vzw I l l HlhuTOh l) Cv I 4 WILLIAM J'. QUINN, rOF COLUMBUS,OHIO, ASSIGNOItTO NATIONAL CHEMICAL COM]?.1LNZ,'OF'SYRACU'SE` -NEW YORK,A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COLLAR-IRONING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jnly 20, 1915.

Application led February 18, 1911. Serial No.`609,415.

1905, except that in the present instance the moving parts are powerdrivenand synchronized so as to repeat the pressing or vironingoperation on different collars at regular predetermined intervals. j

These machines are particularly adapted for shaping, smoothingy anddrying folded Y or turn-over collars and for simultaneously spacing `theband and outer portion of the collar a sufiicient distance apart topermit a necktie toy be readily drawn back and forth in such space inthe operation of adjusting the tie and at thesame time smoothing orremoving any roughness or irregularities from the folded edge of thecollar. f

The main object of my present invention is to render the operation ofshaping, ironing or smoothing the collar practically automatic. l

Y Another object is to enable a plurality of collars to beoperated uponat one and the same time so as Vto increase the outputano. reduce thecost of the work. i r

A further object isv to provide simple means whereby the collar supportswill automatically adj ust themselves to the shaping heads when forcedto their pressing positions in the operation of shaping and smoothingthecollars so that all parts of the folds or edges of the collars will besmoothed and shaped alike under uniform pressure. 4

Other objects and uses will be brought out in the following description:a

j In the drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collar shaping andironing machine embodying the various features of my invention. Fig. 2is a transverse vertical sectional view'through the center of themachine. Fig. 3 is an enlarged ysectional view of one of the shapingheads showing Athe collar support and collar thereonin position forshaping and smoothing. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of one ofthe collar supports and adjacent portion of the revolving carrier onwhich it is mounted. Fig.

5 is an inverted plan ofthe pinion and locking disk on the uprightshaftshowing also the locking dog in section andi'n dotted lines the adjacentportionl ofthe driving gearjby which intermitting rotary motion isimpart-y ed` tothe 4carrier, for the-collar supports.-

Fig. 6 is an inner side elevation of the `cam and connections forraising and yloweringthe carrier, supporting shaft,l the operating leverbeing shown in section and portions of the worm gear in'elevation. jFig. 7 is'aperspecti've View ofthe 'detached beltshifting device. i

This machine .comprises'a main supporting frame -1 having a suitabletable top or tray -2- uponwhich the collars to be operated upon ,may be'temporarily vsup-` ported, said tray being provided near one end with asmooth cylindrical tubeor chute -3- throughl which the finished collarsmay be passed into an underlying receptacle not shown,v the chuteserving to additionally shape the vcollars .while passing therethrough.

A main driving sha-ft f4* is journaled in a horizontal .position insuitable'be'arings on the rear portion of the main supporting frame -1-some distancebelow thetable top or tray-Q- and is provided with tightand loosepulleys -f-- `and -6f-, adapted to be connected by a belt tovany available source of power not necessary to herenillustrate ordescribe. j

The belt, not shown, maybe shifted at will by means of a shifting rod-7- and suitable connections with a pedal lever 8 eov or hand lever -9`-so that the shifting of the belt may be effected eitherby the foot or byhand.

Secured to the shaft --f is a` worm` n-10vmeshing with a Worm gear-11`-` on a forwardly and rearwardly extending horizontal shaft 12-which is also vjo'urnaled in suitable bearings on the main supportingframe just above the main driving shaft 18- operatively connected to thecam by s means of a roller bearing -l9- and also connected by a link 20to an underlying lever 2l said rock arm and lever being suitablyfulcrumed on the main supporting frame as best seen in Figs. Q and G'lhe front end of the lever 21 is interposed between a fixed collar 22and a yielding collar 23 on the upright shaft l5 so as to move thecarrier and its collar supports l7 to their pressing positions underyielding pressure of a spring 2liwhich is interposed between theyielding collar 23 and an adjusting nut /I5 on said shaft. rfhis nuttogether with the lock nut 2G are engaged with the threaded portion 27of the upright shaft 15 and serve to vary'the tension of the spring 9A--as may be required. The gear --1s' meshes with a mutilated pinion 28which is journaled in a suitable bearing 29 on the main supporting frameconstituting a part of the table top Q and is held against endwisemovement by a shoulder 30 and a collar 31 engaging lower and' uppersides of the bearing 29--. The pinion --Q8 is mounted upon the shaft 15a portion of which is angular in. cross section and passes through acorresponding central opening through the pinion so as to be free toreciprocate vertically through the pinion and at the same time to berotated by said pinion for rotating the carrier 16 he gears 111-- and 28are mutilated in such manner that each revolution of the gear M impartsa half revolution to the pinion 2O and carrier 16 through the medium ofthe shaft -15 s as to alternately move each pair of collar supports intoand out of registration with a pair of collar shaping heads presentlydescribed.

rlhe pinion 28 is considerably smaller than its driving gear M so as torotate the shaft 15 and carrier 16- for the collar supports at acomparatively quick speed, portions of the gear 1 and pinion 28 havingsmooth contacting surfaces whereby the pinion is locked against furtherrotation. after each half revolution.

ln order that the pinion. may be more effectively and positively locked,l provide the shaft 15- with a locking disk 3ei preferably integral withthe pinion 8 said disk being provided with diametricall y oppositerecesses 35 for receiving one end of a pivoted locking bolt 36- which isspring pressed into said recesses by a spring 37 at the end of each half revolution or as soon as the recesses are registered with thelocking member 3G J ust prior to the engagement of the teeth of the gearM with those of the pinionk 28 the locking member 36 is thrown out ofengagement with the disk 3% by a cam 3S on the back of the gear M so asto free the pinion and permit it to be actuated a half revolution by thegear or until the opposite recess is brought into registration with thelocking member This action is repeated at each revolution of the gear1Ll so as to move each pair of collar supports 17 alternately intoregistration with the underside of the shaping heads 33 said operationtaking place while the collar supports are depressed in a plane beneaththe shaping heads.

The cam 13 which is the primary actuator for moving the shaft 15 andcarrier 16 vertically is secured to the countershaft 1 2 therebyrotating with the gear 1-l and is so constructed 'elative to the gear Mas to elevate the shaft and carrier to its pressing position to forceone pair of the collar supports intothe shapers S3 leaving the otherpair of collar suiiports exposed for the reception of additional collarswhich may be placed thereon by hand in a manner hereinafter described,the shaft being held against rotation until it is returned downwardlyclear from the shapers 33 by which time the cam .3% will have unlockedthe pawl 36- and the teeth of the gear M will also have engaged andbegan to rotate the pinion Q8 and shaft 15- to shift the other pair ofcollar supports into registration with the underside of the shapers353--, ln this manner the collar supports are alternately elevated anddepressed and then rotated to alternately bring each set of collarsupports into pressing engagement with the shapers, always leaving oneset exposed to permit the finished collars to be taken off and othercollars placed thereon.

The elevation and depression of the shaft together with the carrier 1Gand collar supports is comparatively abrupt and accomplished by means ofinclined shoulders 39 and M formed by recessing a portion of theperiphery of the cam 13 which is of sufficient length circumferentiallyand positioned in such manner as to hold the collar supports clear fromthe underside of the Shapers 33 during a half revolution of the carrier16 or while the collar supports are changing positions7 the remainingportions of the cam 18 being concentric with its axis so as to hold thecollars in pressing contact with the Shapers 33 during a greater portionof the revolution 0f the cam 13 and gear 1l The operation of the machinemay be controlled by either the foot lever S- or hand lever Q throughthe medium of the belt shifting rod 7- which is connected to saidlevers.

The collar supports 17 preferably consist of split bands t1 of thinspring metal mounted at their lower ends on suitable bases 42 preferablyof cast metal,

leaving the upper edgesof the bands 4l free for the reception ofcollars, and also free to spring radially when entering the shapers-33-- AThese shapers are identical in construction and each preferablyconsists of a hollow cast metal ring having asteam chamber adapted to beconnected by a pipe -43- to any available source of steamsupply foradmitting steam thereto for the purpose of heating the shaping head.Secured to and preferably integral with the inner side of the ring is anannular flange 4A- forming with the main body an annular groove orsocket -45- opening from the underside, the upper side of the groove orsocket being smooth and rounding in ci'oss section' for the purpose ofgiving the desired finish to the edge of the collar'when the latter ispressed into operative engagement therewith by the upward movement ofthe collar supporting flange -41-. The inner face of the shaper ring andadjacent face of the iiange 4A- are polished smooth and preferablytapered or coned upwardly so as to cause the collar to wedge into thegroove as it is forced to its pressing position into the head.

Any water `of condensation which may accumulate in the steam chamber maybe removed through a suitable drain pipe 46- leading from the bottomthereof.

The collar supporting members -l7 are tiltably mounted upon the rotarycarrier -16- to enable them'to automatically adjust themselves'andthereby press the collars into the groove under uniform pressure at allpoints and for this purpose are loosely connected to the carrier 16- byswivel or ball and socket joints -47- and suitable tie bolts -48- whichextend through apertures in and some distance below the arms ofthecarrier -16- for receiving coiled springs -49-, the latter beinginterposed between the heads of the bolt and lunderside of the adjacentportion of the carrier -V-lG- to yieldingly hold the collar supports-17- in operative position.

After the collars are properly ironed in the usual manner, their foldingedges are slightly moistened after which they are placed by hand uponthe exposed forms 4land at the proper time are shifted from thisposition into registration with and pressed into the shaping heads -38-until the fold contacts with the base of the grooves -45-, which beingheated through the medium of the steam chamber eectively dries and atthe saine time ysmoothes any roughened edges or irregularities at thefold. After this operation, the carrier `-16 is vdrawn downwardly by thecam -13- thereby withdrawing the forms -4=1--` with :the collars thereonfrom the heads +337- and shifting such carriers to the front of themachine where the finished collars areremovedr;

and placed by handin the chuteq-e. from which they are discharged intoan under lying receptacle not shown.

The machine may bel stopped orstarted at v any time bythe operation ofeither the foot lever --8-y or hand lever `9" through the medium of theshiftingrod -.7,- which maybe 4connected in any suitablemanner to y said,levers and `is usually provided, with radially projecting armsforengaging the oppositeredges of the belt by shifting the latterlaterally to and from the tight and l loose vpulleys -5- and +6-.

VVhatl claim is: y. i.

l. In a collar-ironing machine ofthe character described, acollar-shaping head having a circular groove in its under' side,"arotary carrier, a circular collar support mounted upon said carrier atone side of its axis and power driven means for interniittingly shiftingthe carrier rotarily a pre- 4 determinedl distance suilicient ,to movethe*k collar support into and out of registrationx with the groove inthe head and additional y' carrier vat opposite sides'of itsr axis ofi'otation, power'driven mechanism intermittingly v rotating thecarrieijpredeterniined degrees for successivelyregistering thecollarsupports with the groove in the head and additional power driven kmeans-forforcing the registering collar support into pressing co-i actionwith the groove in the head. f

under side, a circular collar support movable laterally. into and out ofaxial alineinent with the groove, power driven mechanism intermittinglymoving the support laterally, and additional meansfor forcing saidsup'-` port into pressing coaction with the groove in the headwhenregistered therewith.

.4. In a collar-ironing machine, a collarshapinghead having --a circulargroove, a

circular collar supportinovable into and out of axial` aliiienieut withthe groove, a rotary carrier for the support, means for rotating saidcarrier intermittingly,- and means includiiig a spring for yieldingly.forcing the'y collar support into i pressing coactionk with the groovein the head when registered there-` with. v

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5. In a collar ironing machine of the character described,` a collarshaping head and heatingmeans therefor, in combination with `acircular-collar support, a continuously ro- I ytating drivingmemb'er,and `means actuated thereby for intermittingly moving the collar supportinto andout of registration with the lSO 3. ln 'collar-ironing machine,a collarv105 shapinghead havingacircular groove in its shaping head, andadditional means rotat- -ing with lsaid driving means for moving thecollar support'into the shaping head when registered therewith.

6. ln combination with a collar shaping head and heating means therefor,a continuously rotating driving member, a rotary carrier m vableaxially, a lurality of collar supports mounted on said carrier, meansactuated by the driving member for rotating said carrier intermittinglyto successively register the col-lar supports with the shaping head, andadditional means rotating with the driving member for 'moving thecarrier axially as each collar support is registered with the shapinghead.

7. Ina collar shaping machine, a shaping head, a plurality of collarsupports and a carrier therefor, a continuously rotating driving shaft,means for transmitting intermitting rotary mot-ion to said carrier tosuccessively register the collar supports with the shaping head, meansactuated by the driving shaft for moving said carrier axially when oneof the collar supports is registered with the shaping head, additionalmeans for locking the carrier against rotation while the collar supportis in the shaping head, and further means for forcing said locking meansfrom its loclringposition when the collar support is withdrawn from thehead.

8. ln a collar shaping machine, a shaping head having an annularbearing, means for heating the head, a plurality of collar supports anda rotary carrier therefor, saidA carrier being movable axially, acontinuously rotating driving shaft, means actuated by the shaft fortransmitting intermitting rotary motion to the carrier to move thecollar supports successively into registration with the head, a cam onthe shaft and means actuated by said cam for reciprocating the carrieraxially to move the collar support which may register with the headtoward and from said annular bearing, and means for locking the carrieragainst rotation while the registering collar support is coacting withsaid bearing to press a collar.

9. A collar shaping machine comprising a shaping head having a circulargroove in its under side, a rotary carrier movable about a vertical axisat one side of the head, a plurality of collar supports mounted on thecarrier at the same distance from the axis as the head, means forrotating the carrier intermittingly to successively register the collarsupports with the groove in the head, and power driven means for forcingthe registering collar supportsfinto pressing coaction with the groovein the head as they are successively registered therewith.

l0. In a collar-ironing machine, a pair of shaping heads having circulargrooves in their under sides, separate pairs of lcircular collarsupports, intermittingly movable power driven means for successivelyregistering the collar supports of each pair with the grooves of theheads and for simultaneously positioning one of such pairs at one andthe same side of said heads and additional power driven means forforcing the registering collar supports into pressing coaction with thegrooves of the heads.

l1. In a collar-ironing machine, a pair of horizontally disposed shapingheads arranged side by side and having circular grooves in their undersides, separate pairs of circular collar supports, intermittinglymovable power driven means for successively registering the collarsupports of each pair with the grooves in the heads and forsimultaneously positioning one of such pairs at one and the same side ofsaid heads and additional power driven means inc luding a spring forforcing the supports of each pair to their pressing position underyielding pressure as they are successively registered with the groovesof the heads.

l2. ln a collar ironing machine, a pair of collar shaping heads, arotary carrier, separate pairs of collar supports mounted on thecarrier, said heads and collar supports being disposed at approximatelythe same distance from the axis of the carrier, mechanism forintermittingly rotating the carrier one-half revolution at a time toalternately register each pair of collar supports with the sl'iapingheads, and means for forcing the registering collar supports intopressing coaction with said heads.

13. ln a collar-ironing machine, a pair of hollow horizontally disposedcollar shaping heads having circular grooves in their under sides, acarrier rotatable in a plane parallel with the grooved sides of theheads, power driven means for intermittingly rotating the carrier,separate pairs of circular collar supports movably mounted on thecarrier to tilt in all directions, said heads and collar supports beinglocated approximately the same distance from the axis of the carrier,and springs for yieldingly holding the collar supports in an uprightposition.

14. ln a collar-ironing machine, collar shaping heads having a pair ofcircular grooves disposed side by side in substantially the same plane,a carrier rotatable in a plane intersecting the produced axes of thegrooves, separate pairs of circular collar supports mounted on thecarrier equidistant from and at opposite sides of its axis correspondingto the distance of the grooves from such axis, and power drivenmechanism for intermittingly and alternately forcing each pair of collarsupports into pressing coaction with 'the grooves.

l5. In a collar ironing machine, a collar shaping element having acollar receiving groove, a collar supporting element, a rotary carrier,one of said elements mounted upon said carrier, mechanism for rotatingsaid carrier to shift the element'mounted thereon into and out ofregistration with the coacting element, and mechanism for moving one ofsaid elements intoy pressing coaction with the other when the elementsare in registration.

16. In a collar ironing machine, a collar shapingelement having a collarreceiving groove, a collar supporting element, a rotary carrier, one ofsaid elements mounted upon said carrier, mechanism for rotating saidcarrier to shift the element mounted thereon into and out ofregistration with the coacting element, and mechanism for moving saidcarrier vertically to bring the element mounted thereon into pressingcoaction with the vother element.

17. A Vcollar ironing machine comprising a head having a circulargroove, a circular collar support of substantially the same diameter asthe groove which it is adapted to enter, said collar support beingtiltable relatively to the axis of the head, and means for returning thetilting part into coaxial alinement with the other part when the collarsupport and head are separate.

18. A collar ironing machine comprising a head havinga circular groove,a circular collar support of substantially the same diameter as thegroove which it is adapted to enter, one of said parts being tiltablerelatively to the axis of the other, and means tending to restore thetilting part into coaxial alinement with the other part.

19. In a collar ironing machine, a head having a circular groove in itsunderside, a carrier rotatable about an axis at one side of the axis ofthe groove, a circular collar support mounted upon the carrier adistance from its axis equal to the distance between said axis and thatof the groove, powerdriven means including mutilated gears for rotatingthe carrier intermittingly to shift the collar support into and out ofregistration with the circular groove, said mutilated gears having meansfor holding the carrier against rotation at the end of each intermittentmovement, and additional means synchronized with the rst named means formoving the carrier axially to force the registering collar support intotheA groove.

2.0. In a collar ironing machine, a shaping head having a circulargroove in its underside, a rotary carrier having an independent axialmovement, a circular collar support on the carrier movable into and outof registration with the groove as the carrier is rotated, means forrotating said carrier inter- Y mittingly to effect such registration,additional means for stopping the carrier and cally positioned hubs, aplurality of collar supports each having an interfitting relation with arespective hub and adapted to be successively moved into and out vofregis-` tration with said socket in the head upon rotation of saidframe, said frame having an axial movement for'intertting a collarsupport with a collar thereon and the socket to mold the collar, a'boltpassed through each collar support and its respective hub,

and a spring mounted on each bolt and constituting a resilientconnection between the collar supports and frame.

22. In a collar ironingmachine, a collar support comprising a basehaving an upstanding flange provided with inwardly projecting pins, aresilient split ring loosely coniined within said flange `and havingopenings receiving said pins so that the ring under operating conditionsis free to contract with respect to said base and may be removed bycontracting the ring suliiciently to disengage the pins with saidopenings in the ring. y

23. In a collar ironing machine, ashaping head having a' circular groovein its under side and a collar supporty movable into-and out of thegroove and comprising a base having an inwardly projecting radial pinand a circular sheet metal ring divided through one side and having oneof its ends provided with an aperture receiving said pin allowing thering to adjust itself to the groove and permitting said ring to beremoved from the base by springing the apertured end inwardly out ofengagement with the pin. i

24. Ina collar molding machine, a shaping head having a socket, apluralityof collar supports and a rotary carrier therefor, said carrierbeing movable axially, a continuously rotating driving shaft, meansactuated by the shaftfor transmitting intermitting rotary motion to thecarrier to move the collar supports successively into registration with`the head, a cam on the n shaft, and means actuatedby said cam for`moving the carrier axially to bring the collar supports into pressingcoaction with the socket in said head.

In witnessl whereof I have hereuntoset my hand on this f WILLIAM J.QUINN. Witnesses: f

Bnssm Hnss, J. M. SGHOOLER.

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Washington, D. G.

10thl day of February 1911..

